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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13
Criminals in COUrt.

Judge George c. Barrett, before whom
arc brought many of the great criminal
cases in this city, said recently that he
found the trial of an important criminal
of intense interest. "Nothing is more
fascinating," he said, ethan the argu.
mcnts of keen and sagacious counsel. l
think, too, that 1 can do more good to
the people in such trials than in the adj
Indication of civil cases and the adjust
ment Of merely private wrongs. The law
is only plain statement of the limits OF
good conduct in civilized community.
It is often disobeyed because it is not un-
derstood. I have frequently tried men
who have committed murder in belief
that they were acting in self defense, and
when have charged the jury have seen
in their faces signs of rebellion against
the law as I laid it down. A little man
who has been struck in the face by big
one is not justified in drawing pistol
and shooting his assailant down. He
must believe, and on reasonable grounds,
that his very life is in immediate danger
before the law gives him the right to
take the life that threatens his. The
Anglo-Saxon does not like this law and
you must appeal to his reason. After |
have done this and the jury have vindi
Gated the law. have ben mcrciful in
visiting its effects upon the prisoner.
This case only serves to illustrate the
theory upon which 1 cndcavor to try
criminal cause. 1 want its lessons i'm
pressed upon the community. 1t has
been source of profound satisfaction to
me to watch the effect of trial upon those
present in the court room. and to sec even
among the lowest and crime loving class
cs the conviction slowly made that the
law is just and its administrators are
merciful and without malice. "--Nt,o York
Tribune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13
"Thc Slough of Dependency"

In which you are wallow;rg, on account Of
those diseases peculiar to you, madam, and
which have robbed you ot the rosy hue Of
can easily get cur OF. DR.. Pierce's "Favorite
Prescription" will free you from all such
troubles, and soon recall the rosc-tint Of
health t. your check, and the ela: a:ticity to your
step. 1t is most re, feet specific for all the
weaknesses and irregularities peculiar to J our
sex. 1t cures liberation. displacements, lin
ternal fever" bearing-dow sensations, re-
moves the tendency 10 cancerous affections
and corrects all unnatural discharges. BY
drurpists
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13
Pruning Fruit Trees.

When to prunc fruit trees and how to
prlne them is matter which cannot be
learned from books or magazines. Sug-
gestions may be made in general way,
but the good use of them will depend
upon the sense of the owner, and his
knowledge of the wants of the tree. A
young tree needs some of its branches
trimmed, so as to lay the foundation of y
permanent form. Or it may not have
enough branches for this purpose and
some have to be cut back to produce
more. One strong branch may be de-
sired where there are some weak ones, so
they are all cut away TO the trunk, and
then the strong one will sprout. Suckers
come out very near the roots or sprouts
from the main stem. The good orchardist
takes them off with the finger and thumb
in the summer while green, but if for
gotten then he docs it in the winter. He
learns after while that sprouts on the
trunk means something wrong with the
circulation. The fond-giving sap does
not easily reach the ends of the branches.
Perhaps he finds the ends of the growing
shoots have been injured by frost or
drought. In these cases the ends are
shortened in order to make an active
growth. In large trees this sluggish
action often comes from overbearing.
Then the heart wood decays. Quite large
branches then often have to be sawed out.
When these large branches are sawed out,
the cut should bemade close to the trunk,
so that new wood and bark shall grow
over. The exposed wood may rot and
decay before the new growth covers it,
so all such wounds should be covered by
any kind of common paint.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13
Profit in Oats.

Many farmers say there is no profit in
raising oats, yet Others find them profit
able crop. If the market price of the
grain is not profitable, the price paid for
young stock always is. The farmer who
sells oats and feeds his calves, pigs, lambs
and colts all com, or nearly so, makes
mistake. Not q few men find oats un-
profitable because they do not feed them.
or do not feed them properly; yet more
because they do not get the full value of
the straw. If oats are cut five days
earlier than is the common practice, the
straw is worth for feeding two-thirds of
its weight of timothy hay, and this earlier
cutting increases, rather than diminishas,
the value Of the grain. OF course the
straw must be kept bright. If it is not
cut until it is ''dcad ripe and then piled
up after thrcshing to bleach and rot, it
is not worth much for feed. But the cut
ting, curing and feeding being equally
favorable, three pounds Of oat straw are
worth as much for winter feeding as two
pounds of hay. True. the other articles
fed must have more alb,minoids than
when hay is fed, but this does not increase
the cost of the ration. The biggest price
for oats is realized by cutting the crop
when most farmers would pronounce it
green, curling it nicely, then store in
NOW or under barracks, and feed grain
and straw together after running through
a cutter and mostening. Cutting oats Il
little early, also reduces the chances Of
their lodging, and tlleir liability to lodge
is the most serious objection to them by
farmers who have a soil rich in nitrogen
and rather deficient i'll silica "A Very poor
soil for all grains. ns.--.tmesi,"n -igyjcutt-
u,ist.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13
Sharp Settlements.

"Thcre is one thing about me-" said
Dumley, as he wrote his name in the
hotel register, II pay as l 60, and
don't you forget to remember it,"
"Any baggage?" demanded the clerk.
'.No.n
"Then you won't pay as you 60;
you'll pay as you come! Two dollars,
please, and remember not TO forget it.''
Puck.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13

November, $780," wrote Jos. P. Murphy,
Springfield, Tenn, my wife suffered eighteen
months with neuralgia and paralysis By use
of st. Jacobs Oh, she could walk" October
7th, 1886, he writes. My wife recovered en-
tirely." Price fifty cents.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13
Il M of Trees
The number of plants required for a

The number of plants required for an
acre, at any given distance apart. may be
ascertained by dividing the number of
square feet in an acre (43, 560l by the
number of square feet given to each plant,
which is obtained by multiplying the dis
tance between rows by the distance be-
tween the plants. Thus, Strawberries
planted three feet by one foot, gives each
plant three square feet, or 1880 plants
to the acre. e.-HortirAUrid.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13

was hanged twice by mob in January last,
and still lives to tell the tale. He says that it
is great mistake to think that death by hang
ing is painful. "There is no pain about II"
he sayS, and man can die mighty easy.n
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13
ELY'S
CREAM BALM

I hare used f,ro bot.
ties Of Eiy's CTcaIi
Balm and consider my.
self cured. I suffered
~ years from catnrPh
and catarrhal head
ache, and this is the
first rcmcdy that Of
Jo,qlcd lasting relief
D. T. Higginson, lt5
Lake ST., Chicago, III.
A particle Is applied
into en:h nostril and 8
agreeable. Price soc $.
nj DRUGGISTS; by mall
TT ~ nr.NtnNIInn
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13

William Bad, wealthy man Of Mel
bourne, Australia, spends ha2f of his IL.
come every year in relieving the needs Of
tese!y;nn paonle, Good for Bad
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13

Charles Tiel, Philadelphia, Pa, was in a
hopeless condition from throat trouble and
asthma. Red Star Cough Cure cured him.
Price twenty-five cents. At druggists.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13

A CITIZEN of Haw kinsville, Ga, bought
turtle, cut off its head, and had turtle soup for
dinner. The next day an unsusEecting chicken
ecking at the head was grabbed, and was not
released until the mouth of the head of the
cuon ed turtle was opencd with knife.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13
The Oft Told Story. {.

OF tho peculiar medicinal merits Of Hoods sarsa-
parilla is fully confirmed by the voluntary tssti'
mony Of thousands who have tried it Peculiar in
tile combination, proportion and preparation OF Its
Ingredients, peculiar in the extreme care with
which 1t IL put up, Hoods sarsaparills accom-
plIshes cures where other preparations entirely
fall. Peculiar In the unequaled good numc it has
made at home, which Is o tower OF strength
abroad ocular in the phenomenal sales 1t Las at
talnei the most popular and successful spring med
icine and blood purifier before the public to-day Is
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13
AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
A Useful Table.

The following table gives the number
of trees or plants sufficient to plant an
acre at various distances apart:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13

INDIANS in Nevada eat the flesh Of the rab-
bits they capture. make robes of their skins
and ge bounty for their scalps
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13
MARKTWAIN AND PROF. LOISETTE
The Famous II umorist Tells How Profess
sOr Loiscttc Taught Him TO I'm.
prove His Memory.
From The NelU TUlK " nfIN.
", - l. ~; "a.

W
The success which Professor LOisettes Menu
DRY School, No. 81 Fifth Ave-, y. u, is meet
ing does not occasion any surprise TO those c.
quainted with its advantages, and the hearty
Endorsement given by prominent men 10 the
Professors methods of improving the memory
are a guarantee that these advantages will
soon become known lar and wide. Professor
Loisette is doing noble work for the metrop-
oils. College professors generally and the best
known physicians Of the country are in hearty
accord with PI o Fessor Loisette. Writers. law
yers, musicians ana representatives, OF all
classes, both professional and business men,
a:e pupils in tile school or arc learning by cor
respor rdence, and are quickly discovering what
they have never before understood, how re-
tentive the memory may be made. One, Iea-
son Is that he uses no machinery, localities
or other devices Of artificial systems. Mark
TN ain has been n pupil of the Professor ard
this is what he says about him: Professor
Loisetta did not create a memory for me; no.
nothing Of the kind. And yet le did for me 1rli7t
amounted to the same thing-he proved 10 me
that already hnd a memory, a thing which /
was not aware of till then. | had before been
able, like most people. 10 store up and lose
things in the dark cellar of my memory, but hr
socfd nc hotp 10 light up the cellar It's tie diff
ference, to change the figure, between having
money where you cont collect it, and hdring IL
in u0ur pocket. The information cost ME but
little vet 7 value il a. n rrndigiou' figure"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13

COLORADO is said to have sent only retl-
headed men to Congress.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13

nervous debility, loss OF memory, premature
old ago, as the result of bad habits should send
10 cent in stamps Tor illustrated book offering
sure means of cure. Address Worlds Dispen-
sary Medical Association, Buffalo. n. Y.
REPORTS of the discovery of coal come fr m
numerous counties in Kansas.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13
MI. Iuntic urc(;uutioucd

Against the many worthless mitat ons Of Bea-
sons Capcine Plasters of1e ell by ur scrupulous
druggists. The word "Cdpcinc" is our eX-
elusive trademark, and any ono selling n
plaster with similar name is q fraud. Ask
for Bensons. and examine carefully to make
sure it is genuine. Seabury q johnson, Phar'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13

DR.. Sages Catarrh Remedy cures when every
other ao.called remedy fails.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13
Inporfnntto All

Who are willing to wo; k for the reward Of sue
cess. Hallett 6s Co., Portland, Maine, will
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of from S. TO S25 per day, and 1.-Two ut home,
work. Capital not required; Hallett & CO.
will start y, u. Grand success absolutely sure.
Write at once and see.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13

The farmers, in their swamps, we re sure,
Could find the roots and plants that cure;
# by their knowledge they only knew
For Just the disease each one grew.
Take courage now and "Swamp- Root" try.
flor kidney, liver and bladder complaints),
AS on this remedy you can rely,
ROYAL GLUE mends any thing! Broken Chi.
ma, Glass Wood. Free Walls at Drugs q Gro
Beet, easiest to use and cheapest. Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. BY druggists.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13
Hoods SarsapariIIa

IT have had running sores on my limbs for nVo
years, so bad ut times that could not walk about
the house When commenced taking Hood's sar
saparilla was In pain so severe that cannot De,
scribe It, Icould not walk nor sleep nights. had
no appetite and fell away. But Hoods sarsapariita
did me . wonderful amount Of good. am well
now to what was when began to use II. have
good appetite, have gained In flesh, and can sleep
we'll. My sores are almost all healed, and can 10
q good days work, and not break down.
C. T. LORD, Dover, N. II.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13

nj DRUGGISTS; by mail
free. ELY REOrHER
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-23

tude commensurate with the msgniii-
ccnce of tho prile.aud went on during
several dan. Atlas. sentinel saw
what was occurring and several of
the burglars were arrested, and OF
their number one or two confessed
the whole plot. ami said that gang
of forty Wa implicated IN d. .,omc
Of them kept watch While the others
operated. aud the thcit- had been i'll
progress seven days. There was
"A stormy scene the next day in the
assembly The minister Of the inte-
rior accused Danton OF bciug impli-
Gated in the crimc.and DAnton accused
the conservatives. Neither pantOn
ana hi- fellow radicals nor any con-
-ervatlvcs OF prominence were ever
clearly proven guilty, but several OF
those who were caught in the act
were executed. Jewels to the amount
in value OF 2O.OOOOOO francs were
stolen. The cntirc collection before
the theft had been estimated TO be
worth 2jUuO.OOU france. some of the
Jewels were AT once given up by the
iui0rmers. and others were quickly
recovered The beautiful ~Ancy dia'
mOnd, however. was not fOund iOi
along time aitcrward II had,bccn sto'
ZEN by Catlct, ana when he wa, on the
,catlJld lust before hi- execution EC
revealed in whose hccpiug 10 was
The famous regent was found sul
later inARrog shop in the fsnbout
II. German Napoleon ] wore 1t OF
the hilt of hi. sword al the time oi
BIZ coronation All the crown Jewel.
were carried of by the + upre,s Marie
Louise IN her flight to BIois ~h'
returned them to Loms XVIII. b!
whom on the night OF March ID, 1913
they were carried toGhent
on accession of Charles y al
the tones were reset for the corona
ton ceremonies, and 50 remained un
touched until 1854. In lsis all tn
Jewels were ordered on a truck to tn
headquarters of the national guard
whence after "A few days they wer
rcconycycd to the treasury Tn
, sct-, valued nj nearly II quarter OF
million francs. were lost III these tw'
trips aud Gen. Courtalls was accuse,
of stealing them.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-23
BLNCk MASKS
The Christian county, Missouri. Band
al outlaws tndiCIcd.

The Christian county, MISSOURI, hand
al outlaws indictcd.
DlARK. Mo. April 23.-Tho grand
Jury yesterday indicted all the Bald
knobbcrs now under arrest, eleven IN
number, for the murder of George
Edcn,. II is reported that Judge
llubhard's instructions to the grand
Jury spread terror through the Bald
Knob section, about Chadwick, and n
general exodus OF the unmaskcd
brotherhood will take place soon. Joe
lnmau made out list OF members OF
the Bald Knob order in Christian
county H. duplicates preachers,
merchants, doctors. Justices OF the
peace ana many worthy aud inilucn.
tial citizens. lnman and Graves cs.
innate the number in Christian couu
~ NJ 500, aud name many prominent
men who accompanied them in their
criminal raids behind black masks.
Graves relates how Walker proposed
TO prove An aHhi Tor each mau
present Mt l.Icn's murdcr-liXiug nh
unimpcachablo witness for each gull
Is man The chict himself carried
his wounded boy into Douglas couu-
y that night. Public opinion rs
.crtcd itself and the regulator are
COW terror-strichcn.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-23
KILI,.iOt> NOTI:~.
The Gospel spread Abroad IN the
H"nrisHt Tcmplc--'.rand Revival

The Gospel spread Abroad IN the
u"art>Ht TcmpIr--'rand N"NiN"l
special Dispatch 10 The Examiner
TEMPLE, April Temple hs~
never previously witnessed revival
equal to the one now in progress in
the Methodist church. TWO weeks ago
to-day series of meetings were in.
auguratcd under the efforts OF Rev,
Burnett, of l.1mpasaa and were con
Quoted by him with wonderful results,
up to noon Monday last when other
duties called him home At every
service soul, were brought TO Christ
Since Or. Burnetts departure Rev.
Dicky, pQstor otthc Methodist church
here, has continued tho meeting.
assisted by the prayers and loving
help of the many true christians mere,
has pointed numbers Of persons to
the cross and the happy land The
good work goes on and on, n service
tor all being held at the Methodist
church AT 10 ~ III. in the evening aud
at p. IN. ladies prayer meeting is
held ut the l'rc-by tcriau and German
Evangelical churches each, at the
same hours daily, u prayer meeting
for men and boys i, held Al the
Methodist church. These meetings
are deeply enjoyed by tho christians
assembled Since the beginning OF
this meeting some eighty persons
have protested confession aud forty
odd have united with the Methodist
church The services are all largely
attended aud deep interest is mani
tested The meeting will continue q,
long as apparent good is being nc
COmulishp1
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-23

-AslAEE, n N, April -Thc
Inc.r.. 4pYclc Indians, numbering
H.l. ulI bee removed from th' \le-ca-
1r, rD. rrliou where they have
been iuce es3, TO the old reservation
which was thrown open 20 settlement
bl executive order OF pre-iden,
Arthur, and since has been settled by
over one hundred et,lcrs. President
Clevoland's order to yacatc the lands
Will worn a great hardship on these
families who have dwelt there q,
bouatGc settlers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-12
Not q Dignified Business.

Jacob Sharp's leading lawyer, Mr.. Albert
StickneY, appears to be trying to earn his
fee by influencing those who composed the
jury in the Sharp trial to ask the Judge to
let his client off with a fine of s. ZOO. This
is not very dignifed business for Mr.. Stick
ney TO be engaged in. A lawyer who fails
TO win a verdict in favor of his client ought
not to plead with the discharged jurymen
to do something to help him to save his
client from punishment after the verdict
has been rendered.
There is nothing morally wrong i'll what
Mr.. Stickney is doing, but his conduct is
hardly what might be expected of a lawyer
who holds leading place at the bar
1t is doubtful If the Judge would consent
to make the sentence only fine if all those
who were jurors in the case should ask him
to do so. He understands very well that
these men now feel very little responsibility
resting upon them, and that strong influ-
ences have been brought to bear upon them
to induce them to ask mercy for Sharp. lie
knows also that IA very great effort is being
made to excite sympathy for Sharp by
representing that if he were sent
10 tne penluenUlaIy no would uNe
but few days Sharp is very old man
and, there is no doubt, very sick one, but
the Judge, while taking these things into
consideration, and leaning to the side of
mercy, should not allow them TO influence
him into doing anything that would destroy
the moral effect of the verdict. Ii Sharp
were sentenced only to pay fine il would
be said that there is one law for the rich
man and another for the poor man. To SON
tence Sharp to pay fine of s., 900 would be
no punishment at all. TO convict him doubt
less cost the county Of New York $50, 900 II
themen he corrupted are punished by impris-
onment in the penitentiary there is no good
reason why Sharp should not be punished
i'll the same way.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-12
Bill Jones' Mean Trick.
Ftom the ON Citn BhE.nrt.

at was awful hard that winter at Tidioute
when the Triumph Hill excitement broke up, ''
said an old operator. Tho boys were most
starved, and 1t did seem as If were never going
to pull through 20 dandelon time. What set us
crazy every morning was TO see Bill Jones set
ting out for the wells with paper bundle under
his arm and pair of chickens legs sticking out
of one end. The idea of that fellow having chicken
to eat when we were skirmishing for beans
broke us oil up: The boys watched
him day after day passing by with n
chicken undcr his arm and a selfsatisfed
look on his face until they could stand it
no longer, They held an Indignation meeting,
and resolved to come down like wolf on the
fold and make Bill divvy up his chicken. Next
day Bill turned up smiling with the paper bun
die under his arm, the chicken legs sticking out
and nodded TO the boys. The next minute half
dozen held him fast but he made no resist
ance, and looked ON with quist smile while the
hungry mob investigated his dinner. What do
You think they foundS"
Chicken legsr'
Yes, and stuckin piece Of liver that he was
going 20 cook In his shanty. n was a smart
Aleck that would play that day in and day out
before suffering fellow men"